UT School of Journalism Hosts Edward R. Murrow Fellows from Asia

Join us for a roundtable discussion with 17 visiting journalists from Asia.

"World view: The role of the news media and a globalizing world"

Monday, April 16
7 p.m.
CMA 5.160 LBJ Conference Room
Free and open to the public
A light meal also provided

A group of 17 career journalists from Asia will visit UT and Austin in mid-April as part of the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. UT Professor Tracy Dahlby, Frank A. Bennack Chair in Journalism and a journalist with long experience in international affairs, is helping to coordinate their stay.

Part of the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program, the Murrow fellows will spend a total of three weeks in the U.S. examining the rights and responsibilities of a free press in a democratic society. They will also observe operational practices, standards, and institutions of the American news media, while gaining insight into the current trends and challenges in journalism, as well as in America's social, economic and political spheres.

During the group's weeklong visit to Austin, visitors will engage in a stimulating slate of activities, including roundtable discussions on key issues shaping the future of Austin, the nation, and the world: Race, Politics and Society; U.S. Immigration Policy, the Latino Community and the News Media; and Asia's Impact on Community Life in Austin. A special dialogue with journalism students will consider The Role of the News Media in a Globalizing World.

The journalist group includes representatives from:
Australia, ABC TV and ABC Radio/Triple J
Brunei, Brunei Times
Burma, Associated News
Cambodia, Kampuchea Thmey Daily
Fiji, Fiji Television Ltd.
Hong Kong, South China Morning Post
Indonesia, Jawa Pos
Japan, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
Laos, Vientiane Times Newspaper
Malaysia, Radio Television Malaysia
Mongolia, TV9 Station, Ulaanbaatar
New Zealand, Agenda Television & Front Page Productions, Auckland
Papua New Guinea, NBC, Boroko
People's Republic of China, International Herald Leader Newspaper
South Korea, Hankyoreh Shinmun Daily Newspaper, Seoul
Thailand, Television of Thailand, Channel 11, Chiang Mai
Vietnam, Saigon Economic Times

Professor Dahlby spent 13 years living in Asia, where he served as Tokyo bureau chief for Newsweek and The Washington Post, respectively, and has covered events in Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia. In 1987, he became managing editor of Newsweek International in New York, where he directed and coordinated worldwide news coverage. Shortly before joining the UT faculty in January 2005 William Morrow published his book about Islamic fundamentalism in Southeast Asia, entitled Allah's Torch: A Report from Behind the Scenes in Asia's War on Terror.